List of winners of the New York City Marathon

The New York City Marathon is a 42,195-meter (26.2 mile) race through all five boroughs of New York City, and ranks as the largest marathon in the world, with 46,795 finishers (29,867 men/16,928 women) in 2011. Since its inaugural race in 1970, 28 men and 23 women have won the open division of the New York City Marathon, representing 19 different countries. From 1970 through 1975, the race was held entirely in Central Park. It has started in Staten Island and gone through New York City's other four boroughs since 1976. Grete Waitz of Norway has won the race more than any other athlete, having completed her 9th victory in 1988, setting three course records in the process. Current course records were set by Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya in 2011 in the men's division, and by Margaret Okayo of Kenya in 2003 in the women's division.

A wheelchair race has been held since 2000. Among the wheelchair racers, Edith Hunkeler of Switzerland has the most victories, with five. She also holds the women's course record with a time of 1:52:38, while Kurt Fearnley of Australia holds the men's record with 1:29:22.

Men's open division

Rodgers Rop, winner of the 2002 New York City Marathon. He won the Boston Marathon that same year.

Paul Tergat, winner of the 2005 New York City Marathon, participating in an event for the World Food Program.

Marílson Gomes dos Santos, winner of the 2006 and 2008 New York City Marathons, and the first and only Brazilian to win it in either division.

Year	Winner	Country	Time	Notes
1970	Gary Muhrcke	United States	2:31:38	Course record
1971	Norman Higgins	United States	2:22:54	Course record
1972	Sheldon Karlin	United States	2:27:52
1973	Tom Fleming	United States	2:21:54	Course record
1974	Norbert Sander	United States	2:26:30
1975	Tom Fleming	United States	2:19:27	Course record, 2nd victory
1976	Bill Rodgers	United States	2:10:10	Course record
1977	Bill Rodgers	United States	2:11:28	2nd victory
1978	Bill Rodgers	United States	2:12:12	3rd victory
1979	Bill Rodgers	United States	2:11:42	4th victory
1980	Alberto Salazar	United States	2:09:41	Course record
1981	Alberto Salazar	United States	2:08:13	World record, 2nd victory
1982	Alberto Salazar	United States	2:09:29	3rd victory
1983	Rod Dixon	New Zealand	2:08:59
1984	Orlando Pizzolato	Italy	2:14:53
1985	Orlando Pizzolato	Italy	2:11:34	2nd victory
1986	Gianni Poli	Italy	2:11:06
1987	Ibrahim Hussein	Kenya	2:11:01
1988	Steve Jones	United Kingdom	2:08:20
1989	Juma Ikangaa	Tanzania	2:08:01	Course record
1990	Douglas Wakiihuri	Kenya	2:12:39
1991	Salvador García	Mexico	2:09:28
1992	Willie Mtolo	South Africa	2:09:29
1993	Andrés Espinosa	Mexico	2:10:04
1994	Germán Silva	Mexico	2:11:21
1995	Germán Silva	Mexico	2:11:00	2nd victory
1996	Giacomo Leone	Italy	2:09:54
1997	John Kagwe	Kenya	2:08:12
1998	John Kagwe	Kenya	2:08:45	2nd victory
1999	Joseph Chebet	Kenya	2:09:14
2000	Abdelkader El Mouaziz	Morocco	2:10:09
2001	Tesfaye Jifar	Ethiopia	2:07:43	Course record
2002	Rodgers Rop	Kenya	2:08:07
2003	Martin Lel	Kenya	2:10:30
2004	Hendrick Ramaala	South Africa	2:09:28
2005	Paul Tergat	Kenya	2:09:30
2006	Marílson Gomes dos Santos	Brazil	2:09:58
2007	Martin Lel	Kenya	2:09:04	2nd victory
2008	Marílson Gomes dos Santos	Brazil	2:08:43	2nd victory
2009	Meb Keflezighi	USA	2:09:15
2010	Gebregziabher Gebremariam	Ethiopia	2:08:14
2011	Geoffrey Mutai	Kenya	2:05:06	Course record
2012	Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy
2013	Geoffrey Mutai	Kenya	2:08:24	2nd victory
2014	Wilson Kipsang	Kenya	2:10:59
2015	Stanley Biwott	Kenya	2:10:34

Women's open division

Paula Radcliffe, winner of the 2004, 2007 & 2008 New York City Marathons.

Jeļena Prokopčuka, winner of the 2005 and 2006 New York City Marathons, the first and only Latvian runner to win in either division.

Year	Winner	Country	Time	Notes
1971	Beth Bonner	United States	2:55:22	Course record
1972	Nina Kuscsik	United States	3:08:41
1973	Nina Kuscsik	United States	2:57:07	2nd victory
1974	Kathrine Switzer	United States	3:07:29
1975	Kim Merritt	United States	2:46:14	Course record
1976	Miki Gorman	United States	2:39:11	Course record
1977	Miki Gorman	United States	2:43:10	2nd victory
1978	Grete Waitz	Norway	2:32:30	Course record
1979	Grete Waitz	Norway	2:27:33	Course record, 2nd victory
1980	Grete Waitz	Norway	2:25:42	Course record, 3rd victory
1981	Allison Roe	New Zealand	2:25:29	Course record
1982	Grete Waitz	Norway	2:27:14	4th victory
1983	Grete Waitz	Norway	2:27:00	5th victory
1984	Grete Waitz	Norway	2:29:30	6th victory
1985	Grete Waitz	Norway	2:28:34	7th victory
1986	Grete Waitz	Norway	2:28:06	8th victory
1987	Priscilla Welch	United Kingdom	2:30:17
1988	Grete Waitz	Norway	2:28:07	9th victory
1989	Ingrid Kristiansen	Norway	2:25:30
1990	Wanda Panfil	Poland	2:30:45
1991	Liz McColgan	United Kingdom	2:27:32
1992	Lisa Ondieki	Australia	2:24:40	Course record
1993	Uta Pippig	Germany	2:26:24
1994	Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	2:27:37
1995	Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	2:28:06	2nd victory
1996	Anuţa Cătună	Romania	2:28:18
1997	Franziska Rochat-Moser	Switzerland	2:28:43
1998	Franca Fiacconi	Italy	2:25:17
1999	Adriana Fernandez	Mexico	2:25:06
2000	Lyudmila Petrova	Russia	2:25:45
2001	Margaret Okayo	Kenya	2:24:21	Course record
2002	Joyce Chepchumba	Kenya	2:25:56
2003	Margaret Okayo	Kenya	2:22:31	Course record, 2nd victory
2004	Paula Radcliffe	United Kingdom	2:23:10
2005	Jeļena Prokopčuka	Latvia	2:24:41
2006	Jeļena Prokopčuka	Latvia	2:25:05	2nd victory
2007	Paula Radcliffe	United Kingdom	2:23:09	2nd victory
2008	Paula Radcliffe	United Kingdom	2:23:56	3rd victory
2009	Derartu Tulu	Ethiopia	2:28:52
2010	Edna Kiplagat	Kenya	2:28:20
2011	Firehiwot Dado	Ethiopia	2:23:15
2012	Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy
2013	Priscah Jeptoo	Kenya	2:25:07
2014	Mary Keitany	Kenya	2:25:07
2015	Mary Keitany	Kenya	2:24:25	2nd victory

Men's wheelchair division

David Weir, winner of the 2010 race

Masazumi Soejima, winner of the 2011 race

Year	Winner	Country	Time	Notes
2000	Ayari, KamelKamel Ayari	Tunisia	1:53:50	[1]
2001	Mendoza, SaúlSaúl Mendoza	Mexico	1:39:29	Course record[2]
2002	Schabort, KrigeKrige Schabort	South Africa	1:38:27	Course record[3]
2003	Schabort, KrigeKrige Schabort	South Africa	1:32:19	Course record, 2nd victory[4]
2004	Mendoza, SaúlSaúl Mendoza	Mexico	1:33:16	2nd victory[5]
2005	van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk	South Africa	1:31:11	Course record[6]
2006	Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley	Australia	1:29:22	Course record[7]
2007	Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley	Australia	1:33:58	2nd victory[8]
2008	Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley	Australia	1:44:51	3rd victory[9]
2009	Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley	Australia	1:35:58	4th victory
2010	Weir, DavidDavid Weir	United Kingdom	1:37:29
2011	Soejima, MasazumiMasazumi Soejima	Japan	1:31:41
2012	Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy
2013	Hug, MarcelMarcel Hug	Switzerland	1:40:14
2014	Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley	Australia	1:30:55	5th victory (Note that the course was shortened by 3 miles at the start)
2015	van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk	South Africa	1:30:54	2nd victory

Women's wheelchair division

Year	Winner	Country	Time	Notes
2000	Xuan, Anh Nguyen ThiAnh Nguyen Thi Xuan	Vietnam	2:46:47	[1]
2001	Porcellato, FrancescaFrancesca Porcellato	Italy	2:08:51	Course record[10]
2002	Blauwet, CheriCheri Blauwet	United States	2:14:39	[3]
2003	Blauwet, CheriCheri Blauwet	United States	1:59:30	Course record, 2nd victory[4]
2004	Hunkeler, EdithEdith Hunkeler	Switzerland	1:53:27	Course record[5]
2005	Hunkeler, EdithEdith Hunkeler	Switzerland	1:54:52	2nd victory[6]
2006	McGrory, AmandaAmanda McGrory	United States	1:54:19	2 seconds ahead of 2nd-place finisher[7]
2007	Hunkeler, EdithEdith Hunkeler	Switzerland	1:52:38	Course record, 3rd victory[8]
2008	Hunkeler, EdithEdith Hunkeler	Switzerland	2:06:42	4th victory[9]
2009	Hunkeler, EdithEdith Hunkeler	Switzerland	1:58:15	5th victory
2010	McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden	United States	2:02:22
2011	McGrory, AmandaAmanda McGrory	United States	1:50:25	Course record
2012	Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy
2013	McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden	United States	1:59:13	2nd victory
2014	McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden	United States	1:42:16	3rd victory (Note that their course was shortened by 3 miles at the start)
2015	McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden	United States	1:43:04	4th victory; course record

Victories by nationality

Country	Men's Open	Women's Open	Men's Wheelchair	Women's Wheelchair	Total
United States	14	7	0	7	28
Kenya	12	8	0	0	20
Norway	0	10	0	0	10
Mexico	4	1	2	0	7
United Kingdom	1	5	1	0	7
Switzerland	0	1	1	5	7
Italy	4	1	0	1	6
Australia	0	1	5	0	6
South Africa	2	0	3	0	5
Ethiopia	2	2	0	0	4
Brazil	2	0	0	0	2
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	2
Latvia	0	2	0	0	2
Morocco	1	0	0	0	1
Tanzania	1	0	0	0	1
Germany	0	1	0	0	1
Poland	0	1	0	0	1
Romania	0	1	0	0	1
Russia	0	1	0	0	1
Tunisia	0	0	1	0	1
Vietnam	0	0	0	1	1

References

1. Dicker, Ron (November 6, 2000). "NEW YORK CITY MARATHON: WHEELCHAIRS; In First Official Race, the Winner Stays Clear of Controversy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
2. Rose, Derek; Bill Hutchinson (November 5, 2001). "PATRIOTIC STRUT TO MARATHON". Daily News. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
3. Lichtenstein, Grace (November 4, 2002). "THE MARATHON: WHEELCHAIR COMPETITION; Swiss Legislator Wins Without Vote". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
4. Williams, Lena (November 3, 2003). "Glue and Cable Wire Aid Tenacious Winner". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
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6. Litsky, Frank (November 7, 2005). "After a Bumpy Challenge, a Road Record and Sore Arms". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
7. Litsky, Frank (November 5, 2006). "Potholes Fail to Stop Winner of Wheelchair Race". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
8. Litsky, Frank (November 5, 2007). "Racecar Driver Is Fourth in Handcycle". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
9. "Defending Champions at New York Marathon". International Paralympic Committee. November 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
10. Lilly, Brandon (November 5, 2001). "MARATHON 2001: WHEELCHAIR DIVISION; Israeli Sets Mark in Men's Hand-Cycle Competition". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-20.

External links

• "RRIC Annual Marathon Report 2006", Running USA Wire, May 20, 2006.
• "New York City Marathon Winners". Encarta. MSN. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2008-01-22.